Peace Order
Chapter 225 - 111: Shaking Light Knows Breaking Army; Reaping Ample Rewards, Awarding and Promoting_3

Chapter 225: Chapter 111: Shaking Light Knows Breaking Army; Reaping Ample Rewards, Awarding and Promoting_3

He had been a pharmacist and knew medical arts. This Dragon Blood Ginseng, according to legend, came into being when an exotic beast with dragon’s blood died atop a thousand-year-old ginseng. The ginseng absorbed the dragon’s blood and then transformed into Dragon Blood Ginseng, and after another eight hundred years, it became such a treasured item.

It can enhance vitality and strengthen bones and muscles; even ordinary people would feel a surge in strength after consuming it.

Martial artists could use it to temper their bodies.

Upon seeing Yue Qianfeng accept it, Ye Buyi’s twisted heart finally felt some relief.

After a short stay, he took his leave. Soon after he left, Li Guanyi had barely had a moment of peace when another visitor came. It was that very first person who had provoked him and then became obsessed with the bench, Zhou Liuying, who said, "Good buddy, no need to say anything else. In our Imperial Guard, you are the one!"

He made an awesome hand gesture to illustrate his point.

Then, he started taking things out from inside his clothes one by one and placed them on the table, saying, "This one is a thousand-year-old mountain spirit herb, and this, this is the medicinal wine my old man had stashed away. I swapped it with some old sorghum wine; the old chap is too stingy to drink it, he sure won’t notice. Drink up quickly."

"Once you’ve drunk it, there’s no evidence if you die. At worst, I’d be hanged from a tree and lashed with that Golden Buckle of his, but I’m the only seed of my family; the old man won’t kill me."

"And this, this is amazing, this is a Heart-Protecting Pill..."

Li Guanyi had no idea how that guy could fit so many things inside his robe.

They were just bulging out.

Zhou Liuying, who had quite a dislike for Li Guanyi before, was now behaving like a brother who had been through life and death, offering the greatest promise a playboy could make, saying, "Rest up well, to hell with Red Dragon Power, I don’t believe all these medicines can’t handle a bit of Jin Qi!"

"Once you’ve recovered, the brothers will take you to the best brothel in Capital City for a welcome-back party!"

"I’ll pay for it, we’ll get the top Oiran to drink with you!"

Ye Buyi reached out from outside the door.

He grabbed Zhou Liuying’s collar and dragged away the playboy.

After Zhou Liuying left, the young men of the Imperial Guard came one by one, none of them empty-handed. In just a while, Li Guanyi’s room was filled with precious pills here, a pile of medicinal herbs there, looking almost like a treasury, filled to the brim.

And every one of these top scions of military merit was extremely enthusiastic at the moment.

They were all still young, not the kind of friendship born of shrewd calculators.

They had fought together, faced punishments together.

Even though one was upstairs and one rode to the Taoist Temple, they could be counted as having drunk together.

They had also shared life-and-death moments. Not yet eroded by the worldly tides, their bond was genuine. They regarded Li Guanyi not just as one of their brothers but implicitly also as the core member of this warrior elite group.

Li Guanyi looked at all these things, feeling somewhat dazed for a moment.

......

Not to mention that some scions of military merit nearly received a beating from their fathers upon returning home, almost worse off than Li Guanyi.

In these past few days, the Imperial City has been on edge, and the security was especially tight. Prime Minister Tantai Xianming had stayed overnight in the Imperial Palace to handle government affairs and only now returned home. After changing into his official robes, he went to his study, and on arriving, paused for a moment as he saw the old man sitting there.

Tantai Xianming looked at Xue Daoyong, bowed his head, and without any fuss, proceeded to where he was seated.

He sat down in the chair next to Xue Daoyong and said, "Xue."

The assassins in Guan Yi City were sent by him to target Xue Daoyong. Yet now, he remained calm and brought over a plate of peanuts and two glasses of wine. Xue Daoyong only said one sentence, "The Emperor has an illegitimate child."

Xue Daoyong looked at his once friend and brother.

He did not drink the wine handed over by Tantai Xianming.

Having said that, he left.

Without the flattering smile he wore in the Imperial Palace, Tantai Xianming, the elderly man curled up in his chair, alone clinked his glass. After finishing the wine, he stared into the distance, pulling out a petition that outlined his approach for dealing with the recent events.

Among the seemingly insignificant words there was a line—

[Qilin Palace’s Imperial Guards failed to report and relied solely on their own bravery in seeking merit, acted recklessly, leading to a delayed battle opportunity and falling into a trap. Yue Qianfeng used blackmail to escape and did not restrain Hou Zhongyu, to be stripped of his position and investigated for possible collusion with Hou Zhongyu]

Tantai Xianming lifted Xue Daoyong’s wine glass with his right hand and drank, while his left hand took a pen and rewrote.

[Qilin Palace’s Imperial Guard stood alone and successfully prevented Yue Qianfeng from joining forces with Hou Zhongyu. Without Hou Zhongyu’s support, he died because of Qilin Fire, and the Qilin did not escape; the Imperial Guard fought bravely against Yue Qianfeng, achieving great merit, deserving of exceptional rewards to ensure the hearts of the people]

After finishing both glasses of wine, he threw down his pen.

The same event, in an instant, had been completely flipped.

The pen of a scholar can be mightier than the sword of a warrior!

That same afternoon, someone from the Imperial Palace had already arrived at the Xue Family residence.

"Captain Li, an Imperial Decree has arrived!"

"Sealed by the Emperor himself!"

"You’ve been promoted!"